Books to Upscale & Ease Your Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time of reflection, a time to be thankful, and a time for gathering with friends and family. It can also be a time of stress as you worry about fitting 20 extended family members around one dining table and cooking for a variety of dietary needs. These books will not only provide some holiday inspiration, but they will also help elevate your Thanksgiving game!

The Hygge Life: Embracing the Nordic Art of Coziness

By Karl Gunnar

Equal parts cookbook and lifestyle guide, this cozy little book shows you how to cultivate comfort and contentment and embrace life’s small pleasures with the Danish practice of hygge.

Hygge (loosely translated as “coziness”) is centered around the idea of inviting comforting elements into day-to-day life while creating warmth, community, and intimacy. The Hygge Life teaches you how small gestures (putting wool blankets and warm cider out for guests) or larger undertakings (building bonfires and making campfire bread to celebrate solstice) can warm the psyche and foster hygge, with more than 30 recipes for cozy and comforting food and drinks.

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Bring it! : Tried and True Recipes for Potlucks and Casual Entertaining

by Ali Rosen

Bring it! is the ultimate source for potluck, picnic, or dinner party-worthy dishes that combine simple prep with big taste!

The word “potluck” may inspire memories of church dinners and mystery covered dishes. But today’s potlucks are essentially outsourced dinner parties, which make gathering around a shared table a cinch. This book will provide you dozens of impressive-looking recipes that come together easily, and are perfect for carrying to any occasion!

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All-Time Best Holiday Entertaining

By America’s Test Kitchen

Celebrations call for meals that impress, and with thousands of meticulously tested recipes to our name, the experts at Cook’s Illustrated are no strangers to pulling off a great holiday feast. In this timeless collection, we have gathered 75 spectacular, foolproof recipes from over 20 years of testing to help you confidently pull off a holiday meal to remember.

Chapters devoted to each course (Starters, Centerpieces, Shareable Sides, and Sweet Endings) make planning easy, whether you’re feasting with extended family, hosting a small-scale celebration, or simply bringing along a standout dish. Reimaging the Thanksgiving table? Find that new go-to side, such as Roasted Cauliflower Gratin or Wild Rice Pilaf with Pecans and Cranberries.

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Martha Stewart’s Very Good Things

By Martha Stewart

Hundreds of clever tips, solutions, and easy ways to elevate every day in one must-have handbook.

Inside these pages Martha shares all life hacks for the home—to make your life easier, more fun, more delicious, and more efficient. These practical tricks cover all areas of Martha’s domestic expertise, including decorating, organizing, homekeeping, cooking, entertaining, and celebrating. From clever ways to solve common problems, to time-saving tricks, every one of these ideas will make you wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?

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Life is a Party: Deliciously Doable Recipes to Make Every Day a Celebration

By David Burtka

Chef, actor, and entertaining authority David Burtka knows that every day can be a party. Over a lifetime of throwing epic gatherings, the Cordon Bleu-trained Burtka has perfected the formula for creating easy and perfect get-togethers at home. Everything you need to throw a memorable party, or to make a delicious weeknight meal, can be found right here.

Whether your event and budget are modest or you’re going all-out, David’s sixteen party themes-from cozy game nights at home to elegant New Year’s fêtes-are built around doable, show-stopping menus that take the guesswork out of high-impact hosting. David helps you put all the elements in place to make every party a success without ever losing your cool.

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It’s Always Freezer Season: How to Freeze Like a Chef With 100 Make-Ahead Recipes

By Ashley Christensen

Even on a tight schedule you can now put together delicious, complex dishes such as Cornbread Panzanella with Watermelon; Potato Pierogi; Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast with Preserved; Braised Short Ribs with Cauliflower to name a few.

Ashley Christensen and Kaitly Goalen share their recipes for fully prepared make-ahead dishes for every meal of the day to keep in your freezer, like Pistachio Croissant French Toast with Orange Blossom Soft Cream, Chicken and Kale Tortilla Soup, Pimento Mac and Cheese Custard, and Deviled Crab Rigatoni, plus snacks, sweets, and drinks ready to be enjoyed at a moment’s notice. Perfect for any holiday season.

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